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In hopes of getting the help she needed, a Massachusetts woman was sent to the Judge Rotenberg Center — known for using electric shock devices — to finish high school. Instead, Krista Cormier left ...
Federal appeals court vacates FDA rule banning electric shock devices to treat self-harming behavior
A Massachusetts school for individuals with severe behavioral issues and intellectual disabilities can continue to use electric shock devices to stop students from harming themselves and others, a ...
With a sign in hand, a 16-year-old autistic Massachusetts resident stood along a busy Canton road just outside a facility still using electric shock devices on people like him. “This is a cause I care ...
Jennifer Msumba regularly wakes up screaming “no stop,” she told the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities during a hearing on Monday. Her nightmares have ...
With the Food and Drug Administration poised to again ban the use of electric shock devices on people with developmental disabilities, advocates are warning that some in Congress are quietly trying to ...
Many of the electric shock devices used by law enforcement are meant to be out of sight, but every once in a while comes a reminder that their use is widespread. This time, it happened in Fort Worth, ...
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